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Janis Joplin is one of the most famous female rock stars of all time—her talent as a singer and musical legend is unparalleled, she was far ahead of her time when it came to equality, and she is still a popular figure in cannabis culture to this day. ON THE COVER:
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Time Flies In just 27 years, Janis Joplin’s lifetime was dotted with many exciting milestones.
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Spiritual Connection Cannabis-cultivating nun, Sister Kate, discusses the story of the Sisters of the Valley and their new documentary, Breaking Habits.
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All That Class Approach 420 differently this year with the intent on elevating the experience.
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San Diego Officials Consider Cannabis Lounges Officials in San Diego are beginning to consider allowing cannabis consumption lounges, similar to other California cities like San Francisco, Eureka, Palm Springs and West Hollywood, which allow these types of businesses. On March 7, proposals regarding cannabis consumption lounges were heard by San Diego’s Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. The item on the Information Agenda
is listed as an “Informational Report – San Diego Cannabis Industry Update.” At the meeting, Dallin Young, a board member for Association for Cannabis Professionals, spoke in support of legalizing cannabis consumption lounges in San Diego. “When we have a cool place like this where people can gather and participate in the legal market, that’s ultimately going to take people away from the illicit market and bring revenue back to the city,” said Young. The topic was discussed in order to give the committee more information, and no official action was taken by the committee.
San Diego City Council Approves Amendment to Protect Minors On March 5, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved the Social Host Ordinance, an amendment to Chapter 5, Article 6, Division 00 of the San Diego Municipal Code, in its first reading to prohibit environments for gatherings where minors can consume cannabis or consume alcoholic beverages. On March 19, it was approved by the council again in its second reading. “Adding marijuana to the 10
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Social Host Ordinance will provide a deterrent to conduct that is putting our children at risk, and which the San Diego Police Department and City Attorney’s Office are prepared to address through education, arrest and prosecution,” stated City Attorney Mara Elliot. Cannabis is a popular substance that is abused by minors in San Diego, which is why the amendment was introduced.
Alaska Becomes First State to License Onsite Cannabis Consumption While individual cities like San Francisco, California and Denver, Colorado allow smoking or vaping in certain cannabis lounges or dispensaries, Alaska is the first state to implement a statewide policy allowing consumption on-site. Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer signed regulations on March 12, allowing licensed cannabis stores to apply for on-site cannabis consumption. “When these rules go into effect, Alaska will be the first state to finalize and approve statewide rules for on-site consumption,” said NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri. “We expect more to follow suit in the not too distant future. Allowing social consumption is sensible from a business perspective, particularly for states with large amounts of tourists who otherwise have no place to legally consume, but it also has an important social justice component.” Licensed retail businesses can apply for an onsite use endorsement beginning on April 11.
The number of teenagers who are participating in a San Diego study looking at similarities between social media and cannabis: (Source: ABC 10)
The estimated number of illegal dispensaries that the city of Chula Vista shut down over the past four years: (Source: FOX5)
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The estimated amount of money, in millions of dollars, that the Bureau of Cannabis Control is giving to Californian cities in order to help fund equity programs: (Source: Bureau of Cannabis Control)
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The amount of money, in millions of dollars, that Oklahoma recorded in medical cannabis sales during the month of February:
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The number of votes from the Florida Senate, out of 112, that were cast in favor of repealing the state’s ban on the smoking of medical cannabis: (Source: Forbes)
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The approximate number of cannabis-related jobs that became available in 2018 in the U.S.:
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The approximate number of people in Switzerland who consume cannabis regularly: (Source: Associated Press)
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420 Tattoo Fest WHEN: Sat, April 20 WHERE: Finest Tattoo Social Club, 4239 University Ave., San Diego WEBSITE: finesttattooparlor.com Cannabis and tattoos are both considered taboo, so why not celebrate both sinful pleasures at the same time? Tattoos depicting fan leaves and other cannabis-related images are not uncommon at tattoo conventions, and there are enough to hold a festival celebrating cannabis tattoos specifically. Meet “nationally touring comedians” to be announced, or book a tattoo session with some
of the best artists of Finest Tattoo. It may cost a lot of money, but it’s often true that the higher the price, the higher quality of tattoo work gets done. Unlike major tattoo events, there’s no cover to get inside. The festivities begin at noon, and the party doesn’t stop until 1 a.m. the next day. Mix things up this year, and get tattoo work done while you’re at it. CultureMagazine.com
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Joe Rogan: 4:20 in San Diego
ENSURING EQUITY
San Diego Looks to California cities for guidance on Cannabis Equity Program By Marc Emmelmann
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technical assistance to run their businesses. Meanwhile this March, San Jose voted on its cannabis equity program, which has been determined to be unable to be implemented without an increase in cannabis licenses. San Diego Councilmember Ward shared that he believes the San Diego cannabis industry is going pretty well, but cannabis license holders are disproportionately wealthy and white, and that the industry ought to be more accessible to equity applicants. Per Councilmember Ward, San Diego’s next step is to model Sacramento’s recent example by conducting a needs assessment with prospective business owners from within the industry. Aware of the financial challenges of equity applicants seeking to open a dispensary, Councilmember Ward also explained on KUSI, “You need upwards of a million dollars sometimes . . . a little bit of seed money can go a long way . . . sometimes just even $1020K in fee deferrals can help them get going.” Adolph Ward is an architect of Oakland’s equity program, and Chair of the Oakland Cannabis Business Council. Adolph shared with CULTURE how it’s important for cities to allow cannabis business license types that are realistic for equity applicants to obtain. “In many cases, equity applicants won’t have the financial liquidity of $1 million to open a retail storefront, so Delivery and Type 6 Manufacturing licenses are where the average equity applicant needs to hang their hat. You can open a delivery service for $100,000 or less, not $1 million,” Adolph shared. “Cities slow to legislate are harming the industry, themselves and equity applicants. Money is on table, and it’s a missed opportunity. It’s time to act fast because unregulated operators are taking the market share.” If San Diego were to designate delivery licenses for equity applicants, it needs quickly acquire some of California’s limited 311 active delivery licenses (notwithstanding micro-permits) statewide. Oakland currently has the vast majority of them— about 120, Sacramento has about 60 and San Francisco has about 30. Many California cities have just one two or three. San Diego has none. c
Former CULTURE cover Joe Rogan has consistently defended the right to consume cannabis throughout the years, and he isn’t afraid to make his opinions clear and known. He’s also a master at friendly peer pressure when it comes to getting others to indulge with some cannabis. After all, recently Rogan somehow convinced Elon Musk, and even conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, to blaze up on camera during his podcast segments on The Joe Rogan Experience. Holding mostly libertarian views, Rogan also vehemently defends recreational drug use rights, universal healthcare, universal basic income and gay rights in America. Beyond milder substances like cannabis, Rogan also touts the purported medical benefits of LSD, psilocybin mushrooms and DMT. Luckily Rogan will be spending his 420 holiday in San Diego. WHEN: Sat, April 20 WHERE: Viejas Arena, 5500 Canyon Crest Dr., San Diego WEBSITE:. joerogan. com/tour
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Consuming cannabis with a balance of THC and CBD has never been tastier, with a blast of peanut butter and chocolate in every bite. Dr. Norm’s Veganfriendly bite-sized cookies come in several varieties, but the 1:1 Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate cookies each contain 10mg of THC and 10mg of CBD for a total of 100mg THC and 100mg of CBD per bag. Other decadent flavors include several chocolate chip varieties, CBD-only, THC-only and non-medicated. These carefully-measured cookies make titration a breeze, and the discreet packaging doesn’t include any gimmicks or colors that might appeal to children, which is critical for homes with little ones. Each bag conveniently and clearly displays the manufactured date, date tested, expiration date, dosage and the complete analysis of cannabinoid content. Dr. Norm’s continues to prove that the edibles game in California is unsurpassed.
Camino Gummies When it comes to edibles, you can’t go wrong with classic gummies—but Kiva Confections has a whole new inspiration to share. These Camino Gummies, which are offered in the flavors of Pineapple Habanero, Sparkling Pear and Wild Berry, are actually inspired by sights that can be witnessed along California’s famous El Camino Real. This 600-mile stretch of road links the southernmost part of San Diego to the northern reaches of Sonoma County. Each Camino Gummy pulls inspiration from a location along California’s coast, in an attempt to place the consumer into a “California State of Mind.” Made with all-natural ingredients, these gummies are carefully curated with specific terpenes to create delicious and location inspired experiences. Pineapple Habanero is an uplifting sativa gummy, carefully microdosed with 5mg THC per gummy, which is inspired by the beautiful marriage of sweet and heat, as seen in the beauty of the Mojave Desert. Sparkling Pear contains 2mg THC and 6mg CBD per gummy, and it utilizes the stereotypical flavors of Napa Valley Wine Country, such as crisp pear mixed with a fresh, bubbly glass of sparkling wine. And lastly, Wild Berry attests to California’s northern forests, offering 5mg of THC per gummy. Take a stroll, be one with nature, and enjoy slight hints of pine trees, sea air and flavors of blackberry and raspberry. 16
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Sativa Pure Roll Make everyday life your special occasion, and mark the festivity with a Sativa Pure Roll. Packed with 0.6 grams of premium flower, at first glimpse of the attractive packaging of this joint, you know you’re in for Pure quality. Ripping open the branded bag reveals a cute box that perfectly contains one pre-roll and two matches—complete with a coarse striking service right on the box. Get ready for a heady and creative cerebral effect from this pre-roll, which is hinted courtesy the embossed and subtle seed of life design on the box as well. With 420 just around the corner and containing everything you need for an epic smoke session, CULTURE reviewers noted that sharing this joint between three friends led to instant uplifting and energetic bliss. Get ready to socialize, dance and party at your 420 celebration, thanks to the geniuses at Pure.
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Sour Smash Gummies The gummy game is on point these days. The Sour Smash Gummies from Dixie Brands are soft and gooey, just how we like them. They are infused with high quality CO2 extracted hybrid oil for a balanced effect. They come 10 to a container, at 10mg THC per piece, which is a standard dose to most. The Sour Smash Gummies come in three flavors—cherry, lime and blue raspberry. We each ate a full 10mg gummy and settled in for the ride. Although they are called Sour Smash, they will not make your lips pucker and they tasted delicious. The hybrid effect was balanced, not too stimulating and not too sleepy. We didn’t feel any anxiety, and once they fully kicked in, about one hour later, we felt uplifted and relaxed. Although the Sour Smash Gummies didn’t have any CBD, we noticed they reduced the inflammation we were feeling in our knees after a long day of hiking. Stop by your local dispensary to see if they carry Sour Smash Gummies or visit Dixie’s website to see where they are sold.
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JANIS JOPLIN REMAINS AN ICON OF MUSIC AND CANNABIS CULTURE By Simon Weedn A little over 50 years ago, Janis Joplin landed like a meteorite in San Francisco, California’s bustling, late ’60s arts and music scene. Armed with one of the utmost powerful and explosive voices in music history, she quickly became one of the most popular and iconic acts to emerge from the Bay Area, as well as one of rock music’s first female stars. Sadly, just a few years into her career, and right as she was truly coming into her own as an artist, her life was cut tragically short at the age of 27. Though Janis Joplin’s brilliance as a musician continues to live on through recordings that find new fans year after year, her strong presence as a woman in a male-dominated industry, her choice to never hide her romantic relationships with women, and her outspokenness about ending cannabis prohibition are often not as well-known and are woefully underappreciated.
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Born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1943, Joplin’s early years in the 1950s American South were marked by bullying and alienation. Because of an early love of African American blues music, she was teased and harassed by racist peers, but this passion for the blues would develop into inspiration to become a singer herself. As early as 1962, Joplin’s reputation as a singer would begin to precede her—she became known for carrying an autoharp and performing folk songs around the University of Texas at Austin where she was attending school. However, it wasn’t until after she’d hitchhiked to San Francisco, California in 1963 with old friend and future concert promoter Chet Helms that she began to have a career as a performer. In 1965, Joplin performed her blues song “Mary Jane” alongside The Dick Oxtot Jazz Band. A live recording of the song was later part of the 1975 album, Janis. The first verse of the song has the line, “When I bring home my hard-earned pay, I spend my money all on Mary Jane.” The song also made its way onto the album, The Very Best of Janis Joplin. Joplin joined established San Franciscobased psychedelic blues rockers Big Brother & The Holding Company in 1966 and enabled the band to take its sound to the next level. The band immediately became known for delivering some of the heaviest and most riveting performances of any of the rising West
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“WHEN I BRING HOME MY HARDEARNED PAY, I SPEND MY MONEY ALL ON MARY JANE”.
Coast acts and played one of the most blistering sets of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, where the band shared a bill with other legendary artists like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Otis Redding, The Who and Ravi Shankar. Though the band as a whole innovated a noisy, aggressive and textured sound of electric blues, it was Joplin with her powerful, eviscerating voice and flamboyant hippie style that became the stand out.
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By the end of 1968, Joplin’s time with Big Brother & The Holding Company was fading, and her desire to strike out as a solo artist was growing. In August of 1968, Big Brother & The Holding Company released its seminal work with Joplin on vocals, Cheap Thrills, and managed to capture its fiery sound on tape in all of its glory. In December of that year, the band played its last show with Joplin as its singer, and by June of 1969, she was recording what would become her debut solo release, I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Released just a few weeks after a wild and highly inebriated 3 a.m. set at the Woodstock Festival, the record received mixed reviews but still cracked the Billboard Top 50 and was certified gold in two months. In 1970, Joplin returned with renewed vigor and a new backing band, performing a slew of acclaimed concerts including two reunion shows with Big Brother & The Holding Company. At the height of her popularity she appeared on The Dick Cavett Show to perform and be interviewed alongside old Hollywood actress Gloria Swanson, where she took a radical stand for cannabis legalization. In response to Swanson’s comments about repression in the past and criticism of the modern youth movements, Joplin said, “But it shouldn’t be illegal just because somebody up there doesn’t like it. I mean, when you were making movies, x, y and z were considered risqué and you couldn’t do it. Well, now they’re doing it. Back then you couldn’t drink because they didn’t like it; well now you can’t smoke grass. Back then you couldn’t be a flapper because they didn’t like it, and now you can’t play
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rock ‘n’ roll. It seems to me that the people who went through all that prohibition and flapper time should realize that young people are always crazy. You know? And to leave us alone.” In September of 1970 Joplin began work on what would be her final album, Pearl. However, the sessions ended abruptly with Joplin’s death from a heroin overdose on Oct. 4. The record was released posthumously on Jan. 11, 1971, reached number 1 on the Billboard charts, and contains the biggest hit of her career, a cover of Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee.”
In such a short time, Janis Joplin lived a tremendous life and created one of the most enduring catalogs in rock music so far. She was a radical even amongst radicals. Emerging from one of the most conservative parts of the country, and despite protests from her family, Janis Joplin lived an incredibly free, defiantly shameless life even by the standards of today. In doing so she remains one of the most bright, shimmering lights of ’60s music and a trailblazer for innumerable women who came after her. c
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“BUT IT SHOULDN’T BE ILLEGAL JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY UP THERE DOESN’T LIKE IT. I MEAN, WHEN YOU WERE MAKING MOVIES, X, Y AND Z WERE CONSIDERED RISQUÉ AND YOU COULDN’T DO IT. WELL, NOW THEY’RE DOING IT. BACK THEN YOU COULDN’T DRINK BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T LIKE IT; WELL NOW YOU CAN’T SMOKE GRASS.”
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SINGER MARY BRIDGET DAVIES IS KEEPING JANIS JOPLIN’S MEMORY ALIVE THROUGH TALENTED INTERPRETATION Over the last decade or so, Mary Bridget Davies built a reputation for being a soulful, authentic interpreter of Janis Joplin’s music, as well as being one of the most knowledgeable individuals about her life and work. Davies has starred in two plays about Joplin’s life and in 2014 was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Joplin in the Broadway hit, A Night with Janis Joplin. In addition to her theater work, Davies has toured extensively with both Joplin’s original band, Big Brother & The Holding Company, and her own band, The Mary Bridget Davies Group, as well as narrated the audio book, Love, Janis, a biography of Janis Joplin written by Joplin’s younger sister, Laura. Recently, CULTURE had the opportunity to catch up with Davies and hear all of her thoughts on Joplin’s music and legacy, as well as her own personal connections to music. 30
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Tell us about the first time you ever heard Janis Joplin’s music. Oh yeah! I was a kid and that was my parent’s music. They were in the Vietnamera counterculture, my dad was a musician, and so that was always playing in the house when I was a kid. I can remember jumping up and down on this super ’80s green corduroy couch that we had when I was five or six years old, and when she does that scream at the end of “Piece of My Heart,” I was frenzied. I was like, “What is this?” Then I heard “Summertime,” and it scared me a little bit. I thought it was amazing, but it kind of scared me. I thought, “Why is she screaming? Why is she crying?” But, she instantly had an effect on me, and I was a fan from single digits.
Is there anything different about the way you view Joplin and her music after having portrayed her and interpreted her music yourself for so many years? Well, when I was a little kid I thought she was in her forties; she just seemed so road-worn and had such a tough exterior. But from getting to know her through her friends and family though, the stories they tell gave me such a better understanding of her. I realized she wasn’t just any 27-year-old, she was 27 years old and legitimately the first female rock star in the history of music. She was 27 and coming from a conservative East Texas oil refinery town where she was disappointing her family left and right, because they had what they expected her life to be, and she was doing the exact opposite of that by partying, doing drugs, singing in a band and living in San Francisco. So, there was just such a split down the middle between her wanting to please her family like every child does, but also wanting to be authentic to herself.
Of all Joplin’s music, do you have a favorite album that you find yourself returning to more often than others? That’s hard; that’s like picking children. They’re all so different, because she evolved so quickly. Big Brother & The Holding Company’s Cheap Thrills is such raw, hard blues, as well as being youthful, fun and rebellious. Then, with the Kozmic Blues Band and I Got Dem ‘Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama! Her sound became a lot more soulful. Around that time she did a Stax review in Memphis, [Tennessee], but it didn’t go over very well because the band was under-rehearsed. But she was reaching for that Otis Redding kind of thing. I love that stuff because she was being experimental, taking chances, and her voice was getting better. Then with the Full Tilt Boogie Band and songs like “Get It While You Can” and even “Me and Bobby McGee,” she was at a point where she wasn’t running away from her roots anymore; because she started out singing old folk and country blues.
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So, it was all way more blues and country, way more fun, and she was moving out of the whole psychedelic thing. But the stuff that I like most are the live recordings. I’ve received a lot of bootleg recordings of her over the years, and I have a copy of her last concert at Harvard Stadium on Aug. 12, 1970, and there is some really good stuff on it. She was just getting so good at that point. Is there a song or an album that you would recommend to someone who was just checking out Joplin for the first time? Yeah! I’d tell them to start at the beginning and listen to Cheap Thrills. However, for those who like folk music a little more, there’s this bootleg called The Typewriter Tape that are recordings of her and Jorma Kaukonen from Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane that are just acoustic guitar and vocals only. It’s from before she was in Big Brother & The Holding Company, so it’s a really cool, deep cuts one. If she was alive today, do you think Joplin would be impressed or disappointed with the modern world? I think she would be socially impressed by the attempts to 32
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disappointment, so I think she’d feel that way too. From old interviews and show flyers, it seems like ending cannabis prohibition was something she actually took pretty seriously. Do you think she’d be impressed
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with how far things have come with that at least? I think she’d be happy it’s happening, but I think she’d say, “Well, it took long enough!” She’d have a smart way to say it. c anightwithjanisjoplin.com
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JANIS JOPLIN, FROM WILD CHILD TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS Janis Joplin embodied the spirit of the 1960s, from her unrivaled roaring voice to her carefree attitude and eclectic wardrobe. In a short amount of time, she went from a rural Texan girl who sang the blues, to the voice of her generation. Sadly her mantra of “live fast, die young” was all too real, and her life was cut short at the age of only
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January 19, Janis Lyn is born to Seth and Dorothy Joplin in Port Arthur, Texas.
Circa December Joplin records her first composition ever, “What Good Can Drinkin’ Do.”
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27—cementing her name among the “Forever 27 Club” along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones. Joplin accomplished more in 27 years than most people accomplish their whole life, which is why she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and is forever a part of American music history.
Joplin’s parents notice that Janis, who is a Bluebird junior Girl Scout, craves the spotlight much more than her siblings.
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“I have nothing to offer anyone except my own confusion”
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After reading about the Beat Generation in Time magazine, Joplin is inspired by poets like Jack Kerouac.
Joplin studies art at Lamar State College of Technology and University of Texas at Austin, and there, the school newspaper publishes a story about her entitled “She Dares to Be Different.” She stands out because she occasionally attends class barefoot and wears jeans instead of a dress. At school, Joplin performs with a folk group called The Waller Creek Boys.
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Joplin, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School, begins singing the blues with fellow classmates. She is bullied for mingling with African Americans in her conservative community.
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August 12, Big Brother & The Holding Company’s album Cheap Thrills is released, featuring a controversial cover drawn by underground comic artist Robert Crumb. It features some of her biggest cover hits like “Piece of my Heart,” “Ball and Chain” and “Summertime.”
August 23, Big Brother & The Holding Company’s self-titled album is released.
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March 16, Joplin & the Kozmic Blues Band perform live on The Ed Sullivan Show, one of the most coveted primetime slots on television at the time.
April 19, Rolling Stone magazine gushes about Joplin, writing that “no singer” can accomplish what she has in so little time.
June 17, Janis Joplin and Big Brother & The Holding Company play a pivotal and defining performance at Monterey Pop Festival, achieving national stardom.
December 1, Big Brother & The Holding Company plays its final performance. After that performance, Joplin uses several other band names such as Janis Joplin & the Joplinaires or Janis Joplin & the Janis Joplin Review before settling on the Kozmic Blues Band.
X March 20, Joplin hits number one on the Billboard U.S. Singles Chart with “Me and Bobby McGee,” a song written by Kris Kristofferson and songwriter Fred Foster. The song is ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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February 27, Pearl hits number one on the Billboard 200 and stays there for nine weeks.
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January 11, Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band release Joplin’s final recording Pearl posthumously.
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January, Joplin, fed up with Texas, hitchhikes to San Francisco, California to join the growing hippie community.
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Former Texan and band manager Chet Helms insists that Joplin take over as lead singer of Big Brother & The Holding Company.
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In San Francisco, Joplin links up with future Jefferson Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and together, they record several songs. Joplin becomes romantically involved with both women and men including Jae Whittaker and Peter de Blanc.
Joplin, through long nights of indulgences, withers to 88 pounds. Her friends intervene and convince her to return home to Texas temporarily to clean up from drug use and her affinity for Southern Comfort whiskey.
June 4, Now centered and rejuvenated, Joplin returns to San Francisco. June 10, Members of Big Brother & The Holding Company, now headed by Joplin, play their first gig together. Later, the band regularly plays alongside Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and many other psychedelic bands.
August 16, Along with artists like Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana, Joplin steals the show at Woodstock with her incredible charisma on-stage. While she arrives excessively late, up to half a million people in the audience are mesmerized by her defining performance.
October 29, Immediately after her death, Rolling Stone magazine puts Joplin on the cover.
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September 11, I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, Joplin’s only solo album released while she was alive, is released.
October 4, Joplin overdoses on heroin while staying at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood, California. It’s only two weeks after Jimi Hendrix died, who was also 27 at the time. According to a book by road manager John Cooke, Joplin and many other people in Hollywood that week overdosed from a bad batch of heroin that was going around. Her ashes are scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
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October 1, Joplin records her own composition “Mercedes Benz” in one take, just days before her death. It would be covered later on by Elton John and The Supremes.
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FROM THE FIELDS TO THE BIG SCREEN Famous cannabis-growing nun stars in shocking new film
By Caroline Hayes etrayed by her bigamist husband, who left her broke and broken, Sister Kate, then known as Christine Meeusen, took her three children and fled the home she knew for a fresh start in California. Adopting a new name, a new look of wearing nun garb and using her corporate executive skills, Sister Kate began farming and distributing cannabis to sick people in California’s Central Valley. Her story sparked the interest of award-winning filmmaker Robert Ryan who directed Breaking Habits, an 87-minute documentary that recounts the story of Sister Kate’s major life transformation that led her to a path of enlightenment through cannabis. Breaking Habits documents the events that led Christine Meeusen, a successful business 38
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professional, to become Sister Kate, a devoted cannabis farmer. Raised in the Midwest, Sister Kate was a wife, mother and corporate executive who built a well-to-do telecommunications consulting company. While she worked, her husband of 17 years, Gary Meeusen, was the stay-at-home-dad to their three children. Sister Kate’s company did well, eventually banking $1 million. As her success grew, Gary began secretly funneling her hardearned money into private offshore accounts for his personal use. His actions in the end left his wife and children broke and homeless. Ultimately, this forced Sister Kate to make the decision to leave the roles she knew of wife and business woman behind. “I was a corporate girl. I even voted for Ronald Reagan,” said Sister Kate in Breaking Habits. In 2006, Sister Kate relocated with her children to Merced, California where she endured even more family drama and eventually hit financial and
“The veil is being lifted on the mystery of the plant, and we’re all very lucky to be here to see it.” emotional rock bottom. Through compelling on-camera interviews from family members, fellow Sisters, lawyers, preachers, doctors and Merced County law enforcement, Breaking Habits weaves the tale of the struggles and triumphs Sister Kate and her team faced during their California cannabis endeavors. Giving up her old ways, Sister Kate found a new calling by farming high cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis for the sick and dying while forming the women empowerment group, Sisters of the Valley. The Sisterhood was born from a dream to heal the people, the planet and to fight for the justice of the cannabis plant.
“It was not our idea,” Sister Kate told CULTURE in a phone interview about the film. “We’ve got a serious mission and a serious thing that we are trying to tell, and we recognize, by not being silly girls, that Hollywood holds the megaphone to the world.” Although Sister Kate did not ask for all the attention, she was flattered when Ryan reached out to her about the film. “It was hard to ignore Rob because he had done some serious work so he got my attention just based on his credentials,” she continued, “Rob was very honorable.” The official business of Sisters of the Valley began Jan. 1, 2016. The group has grown significantly since then. Sister Kate has ordained at least 20 women herself, and there are more coming, she said. International groups of Sisters of the Valley are forming in the U.K., Brazil, Sweden, Mexico and Canada, but before those women can start their own chapter, they must spend time on Sister Kate’s farm in California. Today, the original chapter of Sisters of the Valley grows high CBD cannabis that is turned into salves and oils, and they are sold to people worldwide. Sister Kate told us that they struggle to keep up with demand. “The veil is being lifted on the mystery of the plant, and we’re all very lucky to be here to see it,” she said. “Plant freedom is coming. It would have never happened if ‘Big Pharma’ hadn’t just so overreached in such a disgusting way,” Sister Kate said at the end of the interview about the over prescribing of medications in America. “The outrage has pushed back on the side of the plant, so in a way we should send a thank you card to ‘Big Pharma’ for being so fricking greedy for making it possible that we can get back towards nature.” Breaking Habits is a controversial film about humble women looking to end the suffering of people and the planet through cannabis. “Pain is a very democratic thing,” Sister Kate said. “The
“Plant freedom is coming. It would have never happened if ‘Big Pharma’ hadn’t just so overreached in such a disgusting way.” Buddhists believe that suffering is the one thing that makes us all connect to one another [but] the weed nuns, we don’t think suffering is quite so necessary, or at least we believe that there is far more of it than there needs to be.” Sister Kate hopes the film will encourage positive dialogue about the cannabis plant and how it can heal the planet, the people and women. “I hope the film sparks some intelligent conversation,” she said. c
BREAKING HABITS
Airing in 14 different cities in the U.S. on April 19 and can be preordered on Apple iTunes to view at home.
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CANNABIS TASTING PARTY
ELEVATED E XPERIENCE
How to think outside the box to celebrate this 420 By Jacob Cannon or many of us, celebrating 420 has been part of our lives for many years now, maybe even for decades. As we mature, celebrating 420 by consuming as much cannabis as possible isn’t as appealing as it used to be. But that doesn’t mean that we should forego the celebration of 420 entirely. Instead, take the reins and celebrate 420 with one of these elevated experiences. You can pay tribute to the strength and efforts of the cannabis community while having a blast with your closest friends. 40
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We’re all familiar with whiskey tasting and wine tasting events. Now, just in time for 420, we have a new era of tasting—cannabis tasting events. Don’t be intimidated by this doit-yourself option for celebrating 420 in style. These three tips will give you a good start toward throwing your own cannabis tasting party for 420.
Pairing 101
There are four important aspects to cannabis tasting— taste, aroma, effects and appearance. In order to effectively pair your cannabis strains and concentrates with delicious hors d’oeuvres, make sure you take the following four characteristics of your product into account.
TASTE - Your cannabis strains and concentrates are going to have different flavors that range from nutty or chocolatey to citrus or berry, and everything in between. You have a few options when it comes to pairing in regards to flavor. You can choose to pair complementary flavors, or you can pair contrasting flavors. For example, you can pair a Bubba Kush joint, which is known for its woodsy and sweet flavors with a chocolate milkshake, or you can cut through the sweetness with a food that is sweet but also sour, like lemon bars.
AROMA - Like taste, aroma is a very important aspect to consider for your cannabis pairing experience. Similar to taste, you can choose to pair complementary aromas or contrasting aromas.
This allows the tasting experience to be multi-sensory and very enjoyable.
EFFECTS - As the host of this tasting event, you want to celebrate, but you don’t want to overdo it for yourself or your guests. That’s why it’s important to take the effects into account when pairing cannabis with foods and drinks. For instance, you might want to steer clear of pairing a concentrate with hard alcohol for the simple reason that both substances are heavy hitting and come with strong
HIKE Cannabis consumers aren’t lazy—get off your behind, and prove this to be true by organizing a group hike on 420. There are two important topics you need to cover in order to have a successful and safe 420 hike.
Stick to the Trail
The last thing you need is to get lost during your hike, so be sure to stick to a popular trail for your 420 group hike. Also, let a couple friends or relatives who are not attending know the four
physical effects. Consider utilizing some products that are high in cannabidiol (CBD) to help balance the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-rich products.
APPEARANCE - An attribute that could be considered less important to pairing, appearance is still a fun characteristic to take into account when pairing cannabis products with foods and drinks. You can pair a purple colored strain like Purple Urkle with purple foods like grapes or an eggplant dish. Be creative,
“w’s” of your hike—who, what, when and where. Ensure that you’re safe by take a Rideshare to the destination if you’re already consuming, and be aware of the local laws if you plan on bringing cannabis along for the journey ahead.
What to Bring
Whether or not you choose to bring cannabis, there are a few other essentials you’ll need to make your 420 group hike a success. First, make sure that you’re dressed appropriately for the weather and terrain, which means hiking boots, pants, a hat, sunglasses and a light jacket could come in handy (don’t
DINE IN STYLE Invite your besties over for a celebratory dinner party. The kicker? It’s up to you whether or not you want to serve infused foods. You can choose to keep the cannabis consumption separate from your fancy meal, allowing anyone to enjoy the meal while offering consumption on the side.
Infused Dinner
Throwing a cannabis-infused dinner is tricky to say the least. You want to offer delicious fancy foods that are infused, but you don’t want to go overboard by over-infusing your food.
push the envelope, and overall, have a great time.
Securing the Goods
Much like how you can pick up the food ingredients you will need at your local grocery store, you should visit your local licensed dispensary to secure your selection of cannabis products. Knowledgeable budtenders will know the flavor and aroma profiles of the various strains and concentrates they carry; utilize their expertise to ensure your pairings are top-notch and creative.
forget the sunscreen). Be sure to pack a lunch, bring healthy snacks and plenty of water. Finally, to keep you going in the right direction, bring along a compass and a map— you know Google Maps doesn’t work when there’s literally no service, right? Finally, you want to be prepared in the unfortunate case of an emergency, so bring along a first aid kit, and any other emergency supplies you deem necessary.
The key to throwing your infused dinner is moderation and strategic dosing. First and foremost, you don’t have to infuse every dish, and the dishes you do choose to infuse should have a low dosage of THC per serving. Also, feel free to infuse some dishes with CBD, which will create a more well-rounded and balanced cannabis consuming experience for your guests.
Non-Infused Dinner
If you want to open your dinner to guests who do not consume cannabis, this is the best option for you. Cook the food without adding cannabis, and keep the cannabis as an option on the side. You can offer flower, concentrates or even edibles to your guests who would like to partake in the true 420 celebration. c CultureMagazine.com
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It’s Easy B e in g G r e e n The 420 holiday means a lot of things to consumers across the globe. It’s an ideal time to hang out with friends, smoke a bowl, try a new strain, advocate for legalization and be creative. Among all cannabis delivery methods, edibles can be one of the strongest and hardest-hitting, although an edible will take some time to begin working its magic—so exercise caution. That’s why implementing microdosing into your cannabisinfused food routine can change your whole approach to consuming cannabis on a daily basis. Master the art of how to properly microdose, and everyone can discreetly enjoy cannabis all day long! To really push things to the brink, CULTURE’s got a great selection of green foods that are perfect for some cannabis infusion. MAKES
Chicken Wrap Ingredients: 2 large spinach tortillas
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2. Add another drizzle of olive oil in the same pan. Add in mushrooms and cook for three to five minutes or until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
3. While mushrooms cook, slice cherry tomatoes in halves. Chop romaine lettuce. Slice lime into fourths. 4. Use a fork to shred rested chicken. Place in a large mixing bowl, and mix with mayonnaise. Lightly season. 5. Open up tortillas and place shredded chicken mixture into the center. Smooth it out. Top with ample amounts of lettuce, tomatoes and a squeeze of lime. Wrap up, and enjoy!
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1. Cut avocado out of its shell, and mash it in a bowl. Add a few pinches of salt and pepper as desired, followed by cannabis-infused oil.
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2. Spread ample cream cheese onto toasted bread, followed by arugula and topped with mashed avocado. 3. Top with cranberries, hemp seeds and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Green Hummus Ingredients: 1/4 cup tahini 1/4 fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons cannabis-infused olive oil* 1/2 cup parsley 1/2 cup basil 1 tablespoon green onion 1 garlic clove 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 15-ounce can chickpeas
Instructions: 1. Combine tahini, lemon juice, infused oil, parsley, basil, green onion, garlic and salt into a high powered blender or food processor. Blend for multiple minutes until well combined. Scrape down sides. 2. Add rinsed and drained chickpeas into the blender, blending until
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C h o c o l at e Mint Macarons Ingredients: Macaron 1 1/2 cups almond flour 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 3 egg whites, room temperature 1 cup white sugar 3 tablespoons water 3 to 4 drops peppermint extract
Green food coloring, optional
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powdered sugar into the mixer. Using a spatula, gently fold the mixture onto itself until properly combined (when the batter drips from the spatula and dissolves back into the batter, then it’s ready). 5. Place the batter into a pastry bag with a round tip, and create 1.5-inch circles on both baking sheets. Lift the baking sheets up an inch from the counter and let them drop down (this helps remove air bubbles). 6. Let the piped macarons sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
7. Once the macarons have rested, place them into the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes. 8. Remove from oven and let cool. 9. For the filling, heat heavy cream on a stovetop until it begins to simmer. Pour over heat resistant bowl of chocolate chips and mix thoroughly until well combined. Add peppermint extract and continue to mix until thick. 10. Finish by piping the chocolate mixture onto the back side of a macaron, and finishing with another macaron cookie on the other end.
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1 1/2 ounces tequila
1/2 ounce Midori melon
1 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce cannabis tincture***
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
Ample kosher salt for glass
Instructions: 1. Apply salt to the glass by wetting the rim with water, and then dipping the glass upside onto a pan of salt. 2. Shake tequila, triple sec, lime juice, Midori and cannabis tincture. Add ice or serve chilled.
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GROWING CULTURE
HAWAII CULTIVATION By Ed Rosenthal
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met a cannabis cultivator at a cannabis and health conference in Oahu, Hawaii this past January. He invited me to visit his farm located on the North shore of Oahu. He serves about 100 patients, with each patient being allowed 10 plants (Jason Care Facility grows about 1,000 plants). It’s all done within a 40 by 60 foot structure, a total of 2,400 square feet. The side walls are 10 feet high and the peak reaches 17 feet. The main purpose of the greenhouse is to protect plants from rain and wind. The temperature ranges on the island of Oahu is considered mild, so the major problems are rain and moisture. The lowest temperature occurs in January when the thermometer dips into the high 60s, but most of the time it ranges between the 70s and low 80s and the temperature rises no higher than the high 80s during the summer months of June, July and August. To prevent the greenhouse effect, when heat generated by sunlight heats up a closed area, the
The greenhouse is about 2,400 sq. ft. It was completed in 2018 and is still being filled with plants.
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sides of the greenhouse are lifted up during the day for airflow. They are closed at night and on rainy and windy days. Oahu is located at the 21st parallel north, a circle of latitude, and there is only slight variation between summer and winter day length. On June 22, the longest day, there are just under 13.5 hours of light. On the shortest day, Dec. 21, there are just under 11 hours. As a result, almost all plants start to flower soon after germination unless the length of the light period is extended. Lighting the plants to prevent flowering is accomplished using compact fluorescent lightbulbs that are hung over the plants. They are controlled using a timer that turns the lights on most of the night. Since it is so easy to manipulate the flowering cycle, there are plants in all stages of growth creating a continuous supply and continuous workflow without requiring “bulges” of temporary workers. The farm manager mentioned that the week around the full moon has a slight effect on flowering,
The fluorescent lights are used to break up the dark cycle. Most cannabis plants require a long period of uninterrupted darkness to flower. By breaking the dark cycle once or twice for just a few minutes each evening the plants remain in vegetative. Once the lights are turned off permanently, the plants begin to flower.
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which holds the plants back a bit. I didn’t think that was the case until I looked at the full moon that night. The moon, rather than being at an acute angle in the sky, is much closer to being straight overhead. It is much brighter than it is in the 37th parallel north, where I usually view it. This farm is trying out many varieties, and is especially impressed with Chem Dog x Durban Poison, Greenpoint Seeds’ Indiana Bubblegum x Stardog and its house strain Blue Dream x Gogi OG. Patients request those varieties the most. c
TIP OF THE MONTH Now is the time to take clones of your favorite plants for sowing outside in a month or two. Give the clones only 18 hours of light per day with a six-hour dark period so they don’t go into shock and immediately start to flower when placed outdoors. Give the clones moderate light until they start developing roots, about 10-15 days. Then transplant them into bigger containers.
Young plants in fivegallon containers are growing vegetatively.
The canopy is uniform height because all the plants in the group are clones of a single variety.
Plants in the fourth or fifth week of flowering.
Young flower almost three weeks old.
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NEWS of the
WEIRD
BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL
LEAD STORY—WHAT’S IN A NAME? Unfortunately named Johna Martinez-Meth, 46, of Clearlake, California, was sentenced on Feb. 21 for involuntary manslaughter stemming from a delivery she made to Adrian Sepulveda, an inmate at California Medical Facility in Vacaville, in May 2018. Sepulveda, who died on May 28, 2018, was serving a life sentence for seconddegree murder when Martinez-Meth visited him; an autopsy showed that shortly after her visit, Sepulveda had swallowed multiple balloons filled
with methamphetamine, Fox News reported. A subsequent search of Martinez-Meth’s home uncovered meth and balloons. She pleaded guilty to the charges and will serve two years.
ordinary extraordinary and dress up in the panda suit,” the unnamed man told CBS 58. Apparently he has also picked his daughter up at school and met her at the bus stop in the suit (pandas are her favorite animal).
BRIGHT IDEAS The long, harsh winter must be getting to folks in Muskego, Wisconsin, to wit: Police were called to a home on Feb. 22 after “a big teddy bear” was reported to be at a neighbor’s front door. As it turned out, the human-sized panda—not native to the Badger State— was a 48-year-old man who had been asked to check on the dogs and thought it would be funny to prank his neighbors through their security system. “I knew my neighbors had cameras, and I thought I was going to make the
RECURRING THEME Mark Anthony Jones, 46, of Marion, Indiana, is probably in the market for a nice holster after his experience on Feb. 28. Jones told police he was walking along a riverside trail in Marion early that morning when his firearm began to slip from his waistband. As he reached to adjust it, the gun discharged and, according to the police report, “The bullet entered just above his penis and exited his scrotum.” WISHTV reported that Jones did not have a license for the HiPoint 9mm weapon. Grant
County prosecutors were considering whether to charge him with any crimes. DRINKIN’ AND SHOOTIN’ Ah, the pregnant possibilities of combining alcohol and firearms. In Warren County, Virginia, Mariah Smith, 38, of Arlington, and another woman were enjoying a quiet horse ride through a cemetery in Middletown on the evening of March 2, reported NBC4. But when they were asked to remove their horses from the cemetery grounds, Smith fired her .38 Smith and Wesson pistol, according to Warren County sheriff’s officers who responded to a call there. Deputies found the women nearby and charged Smith with three firearms charges, including possessing a concealed firearm while under the influence.
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